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parsnip

DEFINITIONS OF: parsnip

1

n a strong-scented plant cultivated for its edible root

Synonyms:
Pastinaca sativa
Types:
cultivated parsnip
European biennial having a long fusiform root that has been made palatable through cultivation
madnep, wild parsnip
biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

n the whitish root of cultivated parsnip

Type of:
root
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

n whitish edible root; eaten cooked

Type of:
root vegetable
any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
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